Recently in WebProNews, there was an article called Ghost Tweeting: The Real Phantom Menace and let me say it was ridiculous to read such garbage. Well, maybe not garbage, but it is terrible to know that people would whine over such things. First off, there are plenty of brands online that pay employees to tweet,
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Social Media 101: When Lurking Is Not Cool
This is no longer the age of sneaking around and then commenting when convenient. This is called lurking. In social media, lurking is not conducive for anyone. No trust can be built between readers and site owners/ article writers. There are several types of lurkers: 1. The lurker who visits and reaps benefits from another
[Continue Reading...]Number of Comments Do Not Always Equal Success
I am sure that the title of my blog alone makes you wonder if I went off the deep end as it might not make sense. You would think someone with a lot of comments might be a success. That is not always true. There are some out there called “comment whores.” Yeah, that is
[Continue Reading...]Blogging Drama: Smear Campaigns, Leave That To The Gossip Sites
I have been noticing a trend of people finding it their personal right to smear someone who they do not know anything other than the tweets or certain people. In fact, recently, an incident mentioning @AlohaArleen came up. I have never met her in person, but I tweet with her on Twitter and have been
[Continue Reading...]Blogging 101: Advertising
For those who are seeking a lot of traffic, whether because of selling a product or just to push your content, advertising might come to mind. These days there are text links, full page advertisements, a various assortment of banners. Of course, there are many programs out there too that offer to help webmasters advertise
[Continue Reading...]Your Blog, Your Readers, And Email Etiquette
A lot of times, I am sure most bloggers would love to connect more with their readers. They offer email subscriptions to their RSS feed or newsletters. Or they have plugins on their WordPress blogs like the Thank me Later plugin which allows you to send an automatic email at a later time to invite
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